Not quite in the dark.

 

I was hearing what you said and just before 7.30pm Perth time the ABC extended 7 day weather report was presented and I was able to see that we are in for a nice stretch of balmy days so any fears I had of Hot Days and the risk of over-medicating were dispelled. Thank you Russel Wolf!

 

So I moved very quickly indeed!

 

You were right to have prodded me into a re-think. to you both.

Edited February 4, 201015 yr by renee

Here's another tip for Beginners

 

Last night I was contemplating the possibility of having a Chlamidia Psittacosis out break in my Adult aviary and feeling very relieved that the Young Uns had not been exposed in any way ... when it HIT ME!

 

When I change the drinkers I usually give both nozzles a scrub but I have not been meticulously keeping each nozzle with each bottle! What about the risk of transmitting an illness from one aviary to another via an unsterilized nozzle?

 

Do you think it is possible?

Here's another tip for Beginners

 

Last night I was contemplating the possibility of having a Chlamidia Psittacosis out break in my Adult aviary and feeling very relieved that the Young Uns had not been exposed in any way ... when it HIT ME!

 

When I change the drinkers I usually give both nozzles a scrub but I have not been meticulously keeping each nozzle with each bottle! What about the risk of transmitting an illness from one aviary to another via an unsterilized nozzle?

 

Do you think it is possible?

 

 

YES.

 

 

 

Transmission is also by same shoes worn in and out of different aviaries, same clothes etc.

Edited February 4, 201015 yr by KAZ

YES.

 

Transmission is also by same shoes worn in and out of different aviaries, same clothes etc.

 

Hmmmmm, I thought so. Just as well I pulled the nozzles off last night and sterilized them with boiling water.

 

shoes, clothes, etc TOO?!

 

Well it's one for all, all for one...

 

Another tip for Beginners:

 

Even though you have separate aviaries, Treat your birds as One Flock.

 

Would you agree Kaz?

Even though you have separate aviaries, Treat your birds as One Flock.

 

Would you agree Kaz?

 

To a degree. Treat ( medicate ) all at the same time, BUT if issues appear in one aviary then you have to treat with seperate quarantine procedures.

Keep spare shoes at the door of each aviary....shoes only for that aviary. You can purchase dustcoats ( like laboratory coats ) to cover clothing for each aviary to avoid cross contamination in anticipation of an aviary having a health issue that isnt present in the other aviary across the yard.

Edited February 4, 201015 yr by KAZ

Keep spare shoes at the door of each aviary....shoes only for that aviary. You can purchase dustcoats ( like laboratory coats ) to cover clothing for each aviary to avoid cross contamination in anticipation of an aviary having a health issue that isnt present in the other aviary across the yard.

Keep spare shoes at the door of each aviary....shoes only for that aviary. You can purchase dustcoats ( like laboratory coats ) to cover clothing for each aviary to avoid cross contamination in anticipation of an aviary having a health issue that isnt present in the other aviary across the yard.

Well some birdrooms have all these procedures in place for "visitors" including disinfectant baths for shoes/feet as you step in

 

 

...............only a step away from the mesh under perches that you do.

 

 

All protections in place

Edited February 4, 201015 yr by KAZ

I have been thinking seriosly of making a disinfectant baths for walking through into my baby avairy .

My aviary IS all in one - bit hard for quarantine but easy to treat as one whole flock!

My aviary IS all in one - bit hard for quarantine but easy to treat as one whole flock!

Mine too